Pages

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Welcome Guest Author Christi Barth! #AMatchlessRomance #Giveaway

Welcome Guest Author

Christi Barth

to the Blog!

I'm very excited to help my good friend and awesome critique partner Christi Barth celebrate her newest release, A Matchless Romance, which is the last book in her Aisle Bound series. Check out the blurb and excerpt below as well as the giveaway!

Tabitha Bell is the face
of Chicago’s premiere matchmaking service. At least, she hopes it will be
someday, once business really takes off. What she needs is more clients, so
when she meets a sexy gamer in need of help, it’s the perfect opportunity.His discomfort talking
to women almost cost Drew Watson his job. He’d be happy holed up in his office,
designing blockbuster video games, but his boss considers talking to investors
a nonnegotiable requirement. Who better than a matchmaker to teach him how to
be comfortable around the opposite sex? Trouble is, Drew wants to get more than
comfortable with Tabitha, while she’s determined to keep their relationship all
business.Soon Tabitha learns that
beneath the geek-chic hoodie lies six feet of sexy physique—and the more time
she spends with Drew, the more she appreciates his brainy brand of charm. Will
she succumb to his sweet-but-nerdy charm offensive or will it be game over
before he can win her heart?

Excerpt:

He padded across the beige carpet in
bare feet. Amazing how intimately naked a man could look in a polo shirt,
jeans, and bare feet. Drew knelt by the side of the divan. Took her hand in his
and dropped a soft kiss dead center between her wrist and oval opal ring on her
middle finger.

“I’d rather tell you that you’re
beautiful. Every time I look at you, it’s like a sucker punch straight to my
dick. But I’ll also admit that your mind’s as stacked as your body. So yeah,
you’re brilliant.”

Tabitha gaped. She knew it because she
felt the air cut across her tongue as she dragged in a surprised breath. Sure,
they’d kissed. And she’d gotten no sleep for two nights replaying the kiss.
Trying to figure out what it meant and what to do next. But she hadn’t expected
Drew to so boldly move things forward. Not the man who believed so strongly—and
so wrongly—that he was invisible to women. Unless….he didn’t mean it. Unless
the straight-A student wanted to be sure he took home a gold star for the
night. She tossed her hair back and sat up a little straighter.

“That’s quite a compliment. But much
like earlier, wholly unnecessary. I saw how well you loosened up. How well you
interacted with Ashley and Tara and Kate. You don’t have to prove anything to
me.”

“Don’t I?” He rubbed a finger lightly
across her palm. That barest of touches sent erotic lightning bolts through her
body. “I think I do. First, I had to prove that I could handle your friends.
Now, I’d like to prove how well I can handle you.”

Part of Tabitha wanted to strip off her
clothes right then and there. Offer herself up to him on a silver platter. But
the other part of her still couldn’t quite believe the transformation. Didn’t
trust the validity of this new, alpha version of Drew. Even though it was the man
she’d seen inside him all along.

“I thought you were only this sure of
yourself on a track or behind a computer,” she tried to joke. Instead, it came
out squeaky and breathy. Because he was still doing that stroking thing on her
hand and it made Tabitha want to simply writhe.

His oddly blunt delivery might turn off
other women. But for Tabitha, his cocky honesty was one heck of a turn-on. Just
like every single little thing she discovered about Drew. “Prove it,” she said
recklessly.

Next thing she knew, Drew was draped
half on top of her. One hand cradled her scalp. The other pulled at her back,
lifting her off the round cushion and into his body. And his mouth—well, it
took hers. No sweet, gentle exploration. His tongue ravaged hers, delving into
every nook and cranny with long, sweeping licks that brought every inch of her
body to a state of need and want within moments.

Christi Barth
earned a Masters degree in vocal performance and embarked upon a career on the
stage. A love of romance then drew her to wedding planning.
Ultimately she succumbed to her lifelong love of books and now writes
contemporary romance. Christi is President of the Maryland Romance
Writers and lives in Maryland with her husband. A Matchless Romance is
book 4 in her award-winning Aisle Bound series.

Three commenters who leave their email address will win their choice of the first (Planning for Love) or last (A Matchless Romance) book in this series! What to comment? Did you have a favorite line from the excerpt? Open to international. Ends 2/21 at midnight EST! Good luck!

9 comments:

“I’d rather tell you that you’re beautiful. Every time I look at you, it’s like a sucker punch straight to my dick. But I’ll also admit that your mind’s as stacked as your body. So yeah, you’re brilliant.”

lol.. Dianne took my quote!! But 2nd runner up would be "Amazing how intimately naked a man could look in a polo shirt, jeans, and bare feet" :) Congrats to Christi on the new release and thanks for sharing!efender1(at)gmail

art of Tabitha wanted to strip off her clothes right then and there. Offer herself up to him on a silver platter. But the other part of her still couldn’t quite believe the transformation. Didn’t trust the validity of this new, alpha version of Drew. Even though it was the man she’d seen inside him all along.

“I’d rather tell you that you’re beautiful. Every time I look at you, it’s like a sucker punch straight to my d***. But I’ll also admit that your mind’s as stacked as your body. So yeah, you’re brilliant.” jen.barnard@btinternet.com

Request an Authorgraph!

Visitors

Proud to Support...

Member of The Romance Reviews!

CoffeeTime Romance!

STOP EBOOK PIRACY

Support Your Favorite Authors! Buy Books, Don't Use Illegal Share Sites! All books (including e-books) have a copyright. If you're caught uploading, transferring, selling, copying or sharing an e-book, you can be fined $250,000. E-piracy is the same as stealing. Please support all authors in their fight against the dreaded e-piracy and say "NO" to anyone offering you a free copy of an e-book (other than an author).

About Me

GIVEAWAY RULES

Giveaways and sweepstakes sponsored on this website require no purchase necessary and are open for entry to anyone living in the United States or Canada (unless noted otherwise) and must be 18 to enter. Giveaway rules may vary, please contact website administrator for more information. Giveaways sponsored by guest bloggers are the responsibility of the guest blogger, and this site is not responsible for undelivered prizes.